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PRESIDENT CLINTON ADDRESSES MICHIGAN STATE LEGISLATURE
March 6, 1997
Today. President Clinton travels to Lansing, Michigan to address a special session of the State
Legislature. In his remarks, the President will underscore the importance of a bipartisan commitment to
education. As in his address to the Maryland State Legislature, he will emphasize the need to adopt
school standards and highlight steps taken in Michigan to reach that goal. The President will also
announce additional efforts at the federal level to coordinate improvement of math and science skills
The program for today is as follows:
Lt. Governor Connie Binsfield calls the session to order.
Reverend Wendell Anthony of Fellowship Chapel, Detroit, MI gives the invocation
Lt. Governor Binsfeld introduces House Speaker Curtis Hertel.
Speaker Hertel makes remarks and introduces Governor John Engler.
Governor Engler makes remarks.
Speaker Hertel introduces the President
The President makes remarks.
The Michigan State Legislature
Michigan's legislature is currently divided 16 Democrats and 22 Republicans in the Senate and
58 Democrats and 52 Republicans in the House. Both chambers are up for election in 1998. For the
first time in Michigan's history, the Parliamentarians in both Houses (the Clerk of the House and the
Secretary of the Senate) are women.
The current Capitol is Michigan's third, the first two being lost to fire. Completed in 1878, the
statehouse was instrumental in establishing the domed capitol as a national symbol. The decorative
painting of the Capitol's walls and ceilings exemplifies some of the most notable Victorian art in the
United States today. On October 9, 1992, the restoration of the Capitol was awarded a National
Preservation Honor Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the highest preservation
award in the country. In 1996, the American Institute of Architects awarded the Capitol their highest
honor, the Honor Award for Architecture.
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PHOTOCOPY
PRESERVATION
MICHIGAN SECOND STATE TO ACCEPT CHALLENGE ON NATIONAL
STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE IN MATH AND SCIENCE.
Last month, in his State of the Union address, President Clinton challenged states and
school districts to participate in a new, voluntary national test for individual students in fourth-
grade reading and eighth-grade students mathematics to be administered beginning in the spring of
1999. Today, Governor Engler will announce that Michigan intends to participate in the new
national tests. This makes Michigan the second state, after Maryland, to make this commitment.
FOCUSING FEDERAL RESOURCES ON HELPING STATES AND SCHOOL
DISTRICTS IMPROVE MATH EDUCATION
Today the President is directing the Department of Education and the National Science
Foundation, working with other agencies, to develop an action strategy for using federal
resources and involving the math, scientific, and technical communities in helping states and
school districts prepare students to meet challenging standards in eighth grade math, as well as
raise achievement in science. The action strategy, to be completed within 90 days, will include
recommendations for the use of federal resources to help states, local school districts and schools
to improve teaching, upgrade curriculum, integrate technology and high-quality instructional
materials into the classroom, as well as motivate students and help them understand how math
concepts are applied in the real world.
TECHNOLOGY GRANT AWARDED TO MICHIGAN
The President also announced today that the U.S. Department of Education is awarding
Michigan $8.6 million under the President's Technology Literacy Challenge Fund. Under the
award, funds will go to local schools to help teachers gain training in the use of technology, and
also help fund software and hardware, as well as Internet access, to help students connect with the
information superhighway and learn to high standards.
MORE COMMITMENTS TO AMERICA READS
In a sign of progress on his America Reads initiative, the President also announced today
that 16 colleges and universities in Michigan had committed more than 1500 work study students
to serve as reading tutors over the next 5 years.
HOW THE ACTION STRATEGY WILL HELP IMPROVE
MATH AND SCIENCE EDUCATION
March 6, 1997
The working group led by the Department of Education and the National Science Foundation (NSF) will
identify and recommend key strategies for coordinating fuderal resources to help states and school districts
upgrade teaching and learning in math, as well 26 in science. For example, the working group could
recommend
Easy Access to Resources for Teaching to High Standards:
An easy-access joint Department of Education - NSF Internet site where teachers could go to get
challenging, classroom-tested instructional units or materials that are linked to national standards.
Spreading the Word on Best Practices:
A strategy for producing and disseminating products (such as videos and CD-roms that compare
classroom teaching approaches in the U.S., Germany and Japan) that statos and local school
systems could use to compare their instructional practices with those used in high-parforming
countries and outstanding districts in the U.S.
Preparing Teachers for World-Class Teaching and Learning:
A plan for using Department of Education and NSF programs to foster closer collaboration among
school districts, colleges of education, and math and science faculties to incorporate the insights of
TIMSS and ensure that teachers graduating from pre-service programs are prepared to excel in
real classrooms.
Textbooks that Challenge Students to High Math Achievement:
A privately-funded, nationwide competition for the development of a high-quality middle school
math textbook that embodies the high standards of the national exam.
A Public Service Campaign Linking Academic Performance With Work Success:
A highly visible, nationwide public service campaign that would help parents and children
understand the roal-world importance of basic and advanced math and science skills for success in
the 21st Century cconomy.
Creating a New Partnership for Math and Science Learning
A new partnership among federal agencies. laboratories, higher education, and community
organizations to promote greater involvement of professionals with strong math and science
backgrounds in consulting with teachors to help students and parents understand the real-world
applications of what students are learning.
Fostering Community Schools that Promote Math Excellence
Develop principles for new community schools focusing on math instruction geared to high
standards, with after-school, weekend and summer programs to enrich classroom learning, strong
parental involvement, and ongoing opportunities for teachers to stay abroast of the latest
developments in their field.
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN MICHIGAN COMMITTED TO THE
PRESIDENT'S AMERICA READS CHALLENGE
March 6, 1997
Baker College
Calvin College
Central Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University
Forris State University
Grand Valley State University
Kalamazoo College
Lansing Community College
Michigan State University
Northern Technological University
Northern Michigan University
University of Detroit-Mercy
University of Michigan
Washtenaw Community College
Wayne County Community College
Western Michigan University
TOTAL P. 004
Continuing Progress Toward Raising Standards and Improving Reading and Math
DRAFT March 6, 1997
MICHIGAN SECOND STATE TO ACCEPT CHALLENGE ON NATIONAL STANDARDS
OF EXCELLENCE IN MATH AND SCIENCE.
Last month, in his State of the Union address, President Clinton challenged states and school
districts to participate in a new, voluntary national test for individual students in fourth-grade
reading and eighth-grade students mathematics to be administered beginning in the spring of
1999. Today, Governor Engler will announce that Michigan intends to participate in the new
national tests. This makes Michigan the second state, after Maryland, to make this commitment.
FOCUSING FEDERAL RESOURCES ON HELPING STATES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS
IMPROVE MATH EDUCATION
Today the President is directing the Department of Education and the National Science
Foundation, working with other agencies, to develop an action strategy for using federal
resources and involving the math, scientific, and technical communities in helping states and
school districts prepare students to meet challenging standards in eighth grade math, as well as
raise achievement in science. The action strategy, to be completed within 90 days, will include
recommendations for the use of federal resources to help states, local school districts and schools
to improve teaching, upgrade curriculum, integrate technology and high-quality instructional
materials into the classroom, as well as motivate students and help them understand how math
concepts are applied in the real world.
TECHNOLOGY GRANT AWARDED TO MICHIGAN
The President also announced today that the U.S. Department of Education is awarding Michigan
$8.6 million under the President's Technology Literacy Challenge Fund. Under the award, funds
will go to local schools to help teachers gain training in the use of technology; and also help fund
software and hardware, as well as Internet access, to help students connect with the information
superhighway and learn to high standards.
MORE COMMITMENTS TO AMERICA READS
In a sign of progress on his America Reads initiative, the President also announced today that 16
colleges and universities in Michigan had committed more than 1500 work study students to serve
as reading tutors over the next 5 years.
DRAL
March 6, 1997
MEMORANDUM FOR THE:
SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
SUBJECT: Preparing Students to Meet National Standards of Excellence in Eighth Grade Math
and Improving Math and Science Education
Since the early 1980's, U.S. elementary and secondary school students have begun taking tougher
courses, and we are starting to see the results. National Assessment of Educational Progress
scores have improved in math and science, with gains in mathematics equal to at least one grade
level. On the SAT, average math scores are at their highest in 25 years, even as the number and
diversity of test-takers have increased. However, the eighth-grade results of the 41-Nation Third
International Math and Science Study (TIMSS), released this fall, show that the U.S. is below
average in math and just above average in science. That isn't acceptable; in this technology-rich
information era, our students need to perform much better in both subjects, but especially in math,
if they are to excel at higher level math and science courses that are the gateway to college and to
citizenship, productive employment, and lifelong learning.
The first step in raising achievement is lifting expectations and setting high standards for what
students should know and be able to do. TIMSS, our National Assessment of Educational
Progress, and the standards developed by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics give
us a solid framework to build on. Last month, to help parents and teachers learn who needs help,
what changes in teaching to make, and which schools need to improve, I asked the Secretary of
Education to develop a voluntary national test for individual eighth-grade students based on
widely-accepted, challenging national standards in mathematics. The national test will be
available to states and local school districts to give to their students in the spring of 1999, and will
measure whether students have reached a high level of mathematics proficiency.
The primary responsibility for achieving high standards rests with students, teachers, parents, and
schools in local communities across America. However, it is imperative that we work to ensure
that federal resources support student success as well. We must ensure that federal programs,
research, and human resources are used as effectively as possible to help improve teaching and
learning.
Therefore, I direct the Department of Education and the National Science Foundation, together
with other agencies identified in cooperation with the Office of Science and Technology Policy
and the Domestic Policy Council, to develop an action strategy for using key federal resources to
assist states and local school systems prepare students to meet challenging math standards in
eighth grade, and for involving the mathematics, scientific, and technical communities in support
of these efforts.
The action strategy should include recommendations for the use of federal resources to help
states, local school districts and schools to improve teaching, upgrade curriculum, integrate
technology and high-quality instructional materials into the classroom, as well as motivate
students and help them understand how math concepts are applied in the real world. The strategy
should identify significant federal programs, activities, and partnerships available to improve
teaching and learning, ensure that these resources are appropriately focused on helping students
reach challenging math standards, and determine how these resources can best support state and
local reforms. In developing this strategy, the inter-agency group should review the current status
of improvements in math education, and identify and address critical areas of need, drawing on
research and input from educators and professional organizations.
Because teaching and learning in math and science are so integrally related, and because success
in both subjects is vitally important in this information era, the working group should also review
how federal resources and partnerships with other organizations can help improve student
achievement in science.
The working group should make its recommendations and submit its action strategy to me within
90 days.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
cc:
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR DOMESTIC POLICY
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
DRAFT -- March 5, 1997
HOW THE ACTION STRATEGY WILL HELP IMPROVE MATH AND SCIENCE
EDUCATION
The working group led by the Department of Education and the National Science Foundation
(NSF) will identify and recommend key strategies for coordinating federal resources to help states
and school districts upgrade teaching and learning in math, as well as in science. For example, the
working group could recommend
Easy Access to Resources for Teaching to High Standards:
An easy-access joint Department of Education -- NSF Internet site where teachers could
go to get challenging, classroom-tested instructional units or materials that are linked to
national standards.
Spreading the Word on Best Practices:
A strategy for producing and disseminating products (such as videos and CD-roms that
compare classroom teaching approaches in the U.S., Germany and Japan) that states and
local school systems could use to compare their instructional practices with those used in
high-performing countries and outstanding districts in the U.S.
Preparing Teachers for World-Class Teaching and Learning:
A plan for using Department of Education and NSF programs to foster closer
collaboration among school districts, colleges of education, and math and science faculties
to incorporate the insights of TIMSS and ensure that teachers graduating from pre-service
programs are prepared to excel in real classrooms.
Textbooks that Challenge Students to High Math Achievement:
A privately-funded, nationwide competition for the development of a high-quality middle
school math textbook that embodies the high standards of the national exam.
A Public Service Campaign Linking Academic Performance With Work Success:
A highly visible, nationwide public service campaign that would help parents and children
understand the real-world importance of basic and advanced math and science skills for
success in the 21st Century economy.
Creating a New Partnership for Math and Science Learning
A new partnership among federal agencies, laboratories, higher education, and
community organizations to promote greater involvement of professionals with strong
math and science backgrounds in consulting with teachers to help students and parents
understand the real-world applications of what students are learning.
Fostering Community Schools that Promote Math Excellence
Develop principles for new community schools focusing on math instruction geared to
high standards, with after-school, weekend and summer programs to enrich classroom
learning, strong parental involvement, and ongoing opportunities for teachers to stay
abreast of the latest developments in their field.
Continuing Progress Toward Raising Standards and Improving Reading and Math
DRAFT March 6, 1997
MICHIGAN SECOND STATE TO ACCEPT CHALLENGE ON NATIONAL STANDARDS
OF EXCELLENCE IN MATH AND SCIENCE.
Last month, in his State of the Union address, President Clinton challenged states and school
districts to participate in a new, voluntary national test for individual students in fourth-grade
reading and eighth-grade students mathematics to be administered beginning in the spring of
1999. Today, Governor Engler will announce that Michigan intends to participate in the new
national tests. This makes Michigan the second state, after Maryland, to make this commitment.
FOCUSING FEDERAL RESOURCES ON HELPING STATES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS
IMPROVE MATH EDUCATION
Today the President is directing the Department of Education and the National Science
Foundation, working with other agencies, to develop an action strategy for using federal
resources and involving the math, scientific, and technical communities in helping states and
school districts prepare students to meet challenging standards in eighth grade math, as well as
raise achievement in science. The action strategy, to be completed within 90 days, will include
recommendations for the use of federal resources to help states, local school districts and schools
to improve teaching, upgrade curriculum, integrate technology and high-quality instructional
materials into the classroom, as well as motivate students and help them understand how math
concepts are applied in the real world.
TECHNOLOGY GRANT AWARDED TO MICHIGAN
The President also announced today that the U.S. Department of Education is awarding Michigan
$8.6 million under the President's Technology Literacy Challenge Fund. Under the award, funds
will go to local schools to help teachers gain training in the use of technology, and also help fund
software and hardware, as well as Internet access, to help students connect with the information
superhighway and learn to high standards.
MORE COMMITMENTS TO AMERICA READS
In a sign of progress on his America Reads initiative, the President also announced today that 16
colleges and universities in Michigan had committed more than 1500 work study students to serve
as reading tutors over the next 5 years.
March 6, 1997
DRAFT
MEMORANDUM FOR THE:
SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
SUBJECT: Preparing Students to Meet National Standards of Excellence in Eighth Grade Math
and Improving Math and Science Education
Since the early 1980's, U.S. elementary and secondary school students have begun taking tougher
courses, and we are starting to see the results. National Assessment of Educational Progress
scores have improved in math and science, with gains in mathematics equal to at least one grade
level. On the SAT, average math scores are at their highest in 25 years, even as the number and
diversity of test-takers have increased. However, the eighth-grade results of the 41-Nation Third
International Math and Science Study (TIMSS), released this fall, show that the U.S. is below
average in math and just above average in science. That isn't acceptable; in this technology-rich
information era, our students need to perform much better in both subjects, but especially in math,
that
if they are to excel at higher level math and science courses that are the gateway to college and to
we
citizenship, productive employment, and lifelong learning.
critical
to
The first step in raising achievement is lifting expectations and setting high standards for what
students should know and be able to do. TIMSS, our National Assessment of Educational
Progress, and the standards developed by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics give
us a solid framework to build on. Last month, to help parents and teachers learn who needs help,
what changes in teaching to make, and which schools need to improve, I asked the Secretary of
Education to develop a voluntary national test for individual eighth-grade students based on
widely-accepted, challenging national standards in mathematics. The national test will be
available to states and local school districts to give to their students in the spring of 1999, and will
measure whether students have reached a high level of mathematics proficiency.
The primary responsibility for achieving high standards rests with students, teachers, parents, and
schools in local communities across America. However, it is imperative that we work to ensure
that federal resources support student success as well. We must ensure that federal programs,
research, and human resources are used as effectively as possible to help improve teaching and
learning.
Therefore, I direct the Department Secre> of Education and the National Science Foundation, together
Director ofte
with other agencies identified in cooperation with the Office of Science and Technology Policy
and the Domestic Policy Council, to to develop an action strategy for using key federal resources to
assist states and local school systems prepare students to meet challenging math standards in
eighth grade, and for involving the mathematics, scientific, and technical communities in support
of these efforts.
The action strategy should include recommendations for the use of federal resources to help
states, local school districts and schools to improve teaching, upgrade curriculum, integrate
technology and high-quality instructional materials into the classroom, as well as motivate
students and help them understand how math concepts are applied in the real world. The strategy
should identify significant federal programs, activities, and partnerships available to improve
teaching and learning, ensure that these resources are appropriately focused on helping students
reach challenging math standards, and determine how these resources can best support state and
local reforms. In developing this strategy, the inter-agency group should review the current status
of improvements in math education, and identify and address critical areas of need, drawing on
research and input from educators and professional organizations.
Because teaching and learning in math and science are so integrally related, and because success
in both subjects is vitally important in this information era, the working group should also review
how federal resources and partnerships with other organizations can help improve student
achievement in science.
The working group should make its recommendations and submit its action strategy to me within
90 days.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
cc:
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR DOMESTIC POLICY
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
HOW THE ACTION STRATEGY WILL HELP IMPROVE
MATH AND SCIENCE EDUCATION
March 6, 1997
The working group led by the Department of Education and the National Science Foundation (NSF) will
identify and recommend key strategies for coordinating federal resources to help states and school districts
upgrade teaching and learning in math, as well as in science. For example, the working group could
recommend
Easy Access to Resources for Teaching to High Standards:
An easy-access joint Department of Education -- NSF Internet site where teachers could go to get
challenging, classroom-tested instructional units or materials that are linked to national standards.
Spreading the Word on Best Practices:
A strategy for producing and disseminating products (such as videos and CD-roms that compare
classroom teaching approaches in the U.S., Germany and Japan) that states and local school
systems could use to compare their instructional practices with those used in high-performing
countries and outstanding districts in the U.S.
Preparing Teachers for World-Class Teaching and Learning:
A plan for using Department of Education and NSF programs to foster closer collaboration among
school districts, colleges of education, and math and science faculties to incorporate the insights of
TIMSS and ensure that teachers graduating from pre-service programs are prepared to excel in
real classrooms.
Textbooks that Challenge Students to High Math Achievement:
A privately-funded, nationwide competition for the development of a high-quality middle school
math textbook that embodies the high standards of the national exam.
A Public Service Campaign Linking Academic Performance With Work Success:
A highly visible, nationwide public service campaign that would help parents and children
understand the real-world importance of basic and advanced math and science skills for success in
the 21st Century economy.
Creating a New Partnership for Math and Science Learning
A new partnership among federal agencies, laboratories, higher education, and community
organizations to promote greater involvement of professionals with strong math and science
backgrounds in consulting with teachers to help students and parents understand the real-world
applications of what students are learning.
Fostering Community Schools that Promote Math Excellence
Develop principles for new community schools focusing on math instruction geared to high
standards, with after-school, weekend and summer programs to enrich classroom learning, strong
parental involvement, and ongoing opportunities for teachers to stay abreast of the latest
developments in their field.
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN MICHIGAN COMMITTED TO THE
PRESIDENT'S AMERICA READS CHALLENGE
March 6, 1997
Baker College
Calvin College
Central Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University
Ferris State University
Grand Valley State University
Kalamazoo College
Lansing Community College
Michigan State University
Northern Technological University
Northern Michigan University
University of Detroit-Mercy
University of Michigan
Washtenaw Community College
Wayne County Community College
Western Michigan University
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN MICHIGAN COMMITTED TO THE
PRESIDENT'S AMERICA READS CHALLENGE
March 6, 1997
Baker College
Calvin College
Central Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University
Ferris State University
Grand Valley State University
Kalamazoo College
Lansing Community College
Michigan State University
Northern Technological University
Northern Michigan University
University of Detroit-Mercy
University of Michigan
Washtenaw Community College
Wayne County Community College
Western Michigan University